Printer&#39;s galley-lock.



J. E. LEE.

PRINTER'S GALLEY LOCK.

APPLICATION-FILED SEPT-25, 1916.

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JAMES EDGAR LEE, OF GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 THE CHALLENGE MACHINERY C0,, 0F GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATIGN OF ILLINOIS.

PRINTERS GALLEY-LOGK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lFeh. 2d, 191%.

Application filed September 25, 1916. Serial No. 122,118.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James EDGAR LEE, a citizen of the United States of America, residingat Grand Haven, in the county of (lttawa and State of ldichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Printers Galley-Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a galley-lock for printers galleys. It is an object and purpose of the present invention to produce a device of this character in the most ec0- noinical manner and at the lowest possible 1 cost. A further object of the invention conwhich I have invented being applicable to' practically all types of galleys. Many other objects and purposes together with novel features of construction for attaining the same will appear as understanding is had of the preferred form of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the blank of metal from which the galley-lock is made.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the completed lock.

Figs. 3 and 4C are end elevations from opposite ends of the completed lock.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the lock, and

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the use of ilthe lock in connection with a printers gal- Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

The galley-lock is formed from the plate of metal 1 rectangular in form, there being a section 2 cut away at one side as shown in Fig. 1, the purpose of which will later appear. At one end of the blank there is an extension 3 of the same width. as the top of the completed lock from the end of which wings 4i extend to each side of the extension 3 so that their outer edges are practically in alineinent with the side edges of the plate 1 heretofore mentioned. In practice the wings L and the extension 3 are formed by cutting notches shown in Fig. 1 at each side of the extension?) and between. the wings and main portion of the blank. In cutting these notches a recess 5 is formed at each side of the inner end of the extension 3 there being provided in this manner two tongues 6, comparatively wide but of short length the formation of which is best shown in Fig. 1.

A blank thus formed is bent along lines 7 and 8 parallel to the sides of the blank whereby a channel is made having flanges 9 and 10 connected by a web 11. The flanges form the sides of the galley-lock and the web the top thereof. The extension 3 is then bent as indicated at 12 into curved form whereby the wings 4-. are positioned substantially vertical and spaced a short distance from the tongues 6 which are located at the adjacent ends of the sides 9 and 10.

In practice this lock is adapted to be ap plied to a printers galley having a bottom 13 and upstanding sides let, a side 14 being received in the space between the wings i and the edges of the tongues 6. By reason of the curvature of the part 12 a slight variation of thickness of sides of galley may be compensated for the bend at 12 permitting the slight outward movement of and separation of the wings 1 from the edges of tongues 6 for sides of a galley having slightly greater thickness. It will furthermore be noted that the lower edge of wings l terminate a distance above the lower. edges of the sides 9 and 10 of the lock. In practice a printers galley may have vertical sides 14 or as is also common the sides of a galley adjacent their connection with the bottom may be formed with an outwardly extending bead. The lock which I have provided is of universal application to the galley-irrespective of whether or not such beads are usedand within limits, irrespective of the height to which said beads reach so long as sufficient of the upper edge of: a side of a galley is left vertical to be received between the wings a and the edges of the tongues 6.

It will also be apparent that the outward extension of the Wings 4 provide a wide bearing surface on said wings for engagement with thesides of a galley whereby a considerable frictional resistance to move ment of the lock is made. Also another point of importance in connection with this galley-lock is'that it extends at right angles from the side of the galley to which it is applied and the side 10 which engages with the type bears firmly against all of the adjacent type which it secures in place in the I galley. Furthermore in its position in the galley the removal of part of the metal at 2 is of advantage for the insertion of the V fingers for manual manipulation of the lock Copies of this patent may be obtained for with respect to the galley and it will be noted that this metal removed is in a side of the galley-lock which does not engage and at the upper side of the bar, and wingsextending oppositely from said curved extension for a distance beyond each side of the bar, said wings being spaced a short distance from the end of the bar and paralleling said end of the bar, substantially as described.

2. A look for aprinters galley comprised of a bar adapted to engage and hold type, an extension projecting from one end and at the upper side of the bar and turned down substantially parallel to the end of the bar and wings extending in opposite directions from the extenslon and parallel to the end of the bar, said wings projecting a distance I to each side of the bar and spaced a short distance from the end thereof and having their lower edges terminating at distance short of the lower side of the bar, substantially as described.

3. A lock for a printers galley including a channel having a web and depending flanges to form the top and sides thereof the web at one end being curved upwardly and then downwardly parallel to the end of the channel and spaced a short distance therefrom, and wings projecting laterally to each side of said extension, the lower edges of said wings and extension terminating short of the lower edges of said depending flanges, substantially as described.

AVA lock for a printers galley including a channel bar having a top web and depend ing flanges forming sides of the bar, one of said sides having a section removed, an extension to the web at one end turned down parallel to and spaced slightly from the end of the bar, and integral wings projecting laterally from and lying in the same plane with the down turned end of said extension, said wings and extension at their lower edges terminating a distance above the lower edges of said sides of the bar, substantially as described.

5. A lock for a printers galley comprised of a channel bar, the web and flanges thereof forming the top and sides of the bar, said flanges at one end being formed with notches closely adjacent the web of the bar, an extension to the web at said end located between said notches, turned upwardly and then downwardly into substantially U-shapc, and terminating a distance above the lower edges of said flanges, and integral wings on said extension projecting substantially equal distances therefrom and paralleling the adjacent ends of the flanges, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JAMES EDGAR LEE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

